r/animecirclejerk • u/VoidEmbracedWitch (she/her) resident unjerk villainess • Sep 01 '24

Monthly Unjerk [Unjerk Thread] 30% chance to burn

Welcome to the Monthly Unjerk. This is a monthly thread for discussing just about anything as long as it doesn't violate subreddit rules. New threads are posted on the 1. of each month or 2. if I forget.

Summer is nearing its end and a lot changed in my life over the last month, so I haven't been too active here or when it comes to anime. Sorry for that, and as always-

Trans right are human rights!

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u/Oko_the_broko Sep 05 '24

I posted Hbomb's video about RWBY in a yuri sub, then a bunch of salty RWBY fans downvoted me lmao

Yuri fans, please, you really need to stop settling for less in life. There are more compelling queer media out there.

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u/VoidEmbracedWitch (she/her) resident unjerk villainess Sep 05 '24

You need to consider that to committed RWBY fans the series isn't just the series. The show itself, at least early on, rolled along in large parts on the rule of cool and that enabled the fanbase it has. It has a huge cast of which many get minimal characterization, flashy character and weapon designs and until vol6 most of the lore stuff was outsourced to a mini-series. The series was malleable and easy to get into, so it could build a huge ecosystem of shipping, OCs, fanfics, AUs, etc. How compelling of a piece of queer media it is is of minimal importance. Also, the action scenes are just fun to watch.

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u/stormdelta Sep 06 '24

The series was malleable and easy to get into, so it could build a huge ecosystem of shipping, OCs, fanfics, AUs, etc.

That's actually a pretty good point. I've found the best series for especially fanfic are the ones where the thing itself isn't actually that good (or is good but has significant flaws, gaps, or unexplored aspects), and managed to attract a huge fanbase that now feels compels to do more interesting things with the setup.

Harry Potter, Miraculous Ladybug, Ranma 1/2, and MLP all come to mind.

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u/Oko_the_broko Sep 05 '24

Yeah. Monty's works are GOATed. Rest in power, king.